The Gaza health ministry has said at least 70 people had been killed overnight, AFP reports.

The latest fighting in Gaza has included an Israeli assault on Al-Shifa hospital, a vast complex crowded with patients and people seeking refuge.

The Israeli army said “over 300 suspects” had been apprehended in the hospital raid that began on Monday, including “dozens of senior terrorists and those with key positions”.

Israel claims its forces have “killed approximately 90 terrorists” since the start of the raid, and army chief Herzi Halevi said the objective was “not to allow such a place to be controlled” by Hamas.

Hamas condemned Israeli “crimes” at Al-Shifa “for the third day in a row, the executions of dozens of displaced persons, patients and staff”.